Day 13 – 29th Jan, Buenos Aires and homeward bound I woke up late on our final day in Buenos Aires. Simone wakes up sometime later and we lounge in our beds until about 10:30. Although we didn’t stay out super late the…
Day 12 – 28th Jan, The journey home begins, Ushuaia to Buenos Aires For the first time in a long time, we all woke up to a complete lack of motion. No more bouncing around with the swell, no more randomly being caught…
Day 11 – 27th Jan, Second day of the Drake Passage and the Beagle Channel After a long and bumpy night (thanks to the ~8m swells) we were surprised to find we had almost finished crossing the Drake Passage. Luckily…
Day 10 – 26th Jan, first day of the Drake Passage on the journey home Our journey home began in the wee hours, the Drake Passage greeting us with a rollercoaster of a night! The magical mattresses saved us from…
Day 9: 25th Jan, Out to Deception Island Heading away from the calm waters of the Antarctic Peninsula, we began our journey north towards the South Shetland Islands. We gathered for breakfast as usual at 7:30, with a…
Day 8: 24th Jan, an eventful day on board and a final penguin colony visit Starting our day with breakfast at 7:30, the group had low hopes for a successful day of marine mammal and seabird spotting as fog clouded the…
Day 7 – 23rd Jan, Dozing leopards, gentoo gangsters and a letter home. We are a full week into the expedition, about as far from our distant homes as we are close to returning. Now, with a never-ending routine running…
Day 6 – 22nd Jan, Orne Harbor and Chinstrap penguins Today’s adventure began in Orne Harbor, a spectacular bay nestled within towering ice-covered mountains. After a quick breakfast, we were confronted with a 105m…
Day 5 – 21st Jan, Woodie Hut, Winter Island and Yalours Islands After a rocky start in the Drake passage, the group woke up to incredible views of humpback whales swimming in between Antarctic glaciers! Students…
Day 4 – 20th Jan, Drake passage day 2 It is our second day crossing through the Drakes passage. Every hour we progressed further south than most of us have ever been, and excitement built as soon we would arrive at the…
